A vintage picture of the late Richard Pryor performing at the Comedy Store. (Evan Hurd Photography/Corbis via Getty Images) For 50 years, the Comedy Store has been a club in need of comics and a place ...

From the day it opened on April 7, 1972, the Comedy Store became something special to Los Angeles. For any comic looking to evolve from an open mic newbie to a bona fide monster, a chance to step on ...

On his podcast, Joe explained why he was banned from the comedy club. He said, "I stopped for seven years after I had that ...

Unreleased comedy sets by stand-up legends like Robin Williams, Richard Pryor, David Letterman, Bob Saget and many more — all recorded at Los Angeles’ famed the Comedy Store venue — will feature in an ...

The Comedy Store opened on Sunset Boulevard in 1972 on the site of the former Ciro’s nightclub, and it has been a launchpad and mecca for the biggest stars in stand-up ever since. In Showtime’s ...

Mike Binder's 'The Comedy Store,' a five-part Showtime docuseries about Hollywood's legendary Comedy Store, features interviews with David Letterman, Jim Carrey and other stand-up icons. By Daniel ...

Two days before his five-part docuseries on the legendary Comedy Store is set to premiere on Showtime, Mike Binder is sitting outside an office park in Santa Monica, taking a break from editing the ...

The Comedy Store turns 50 this year, and it’s now known as a storied birthplace for the careers of literally hundreds of comedians — from David Letterman to Jim Carrey to Whoopi Goldberg to Sebastian ...

If laughter is the best medicine, comedy spots should be considered essential businesses, comedian and director Mike Binder said. “I am so surprised that the governor and the mayor of the state and ...

For 50 years, the Comedy Store has been a club in need of comics and a place for comics in need of a club. The relationship is as plain as the writing on the walls of the storied venue, cluttered with ...